Defining primary care sensitive conditions: A necessity for effective primary care delivery?

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 422-428

  Gibbons, Daniel c ^a   Bindman, Andrew b ^b   Soljak, Michael a ^a   Millett, Christopher ^a   Majeed, Azeem ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; PRIMARY CARE SENSITIVE CONDITION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; AMBULATORY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SECONDARY CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TERTIARY HEALTHCARE;

EID: 84868280231     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: 17581095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2012.120178     Document Type: Article

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